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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elsanor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elsanor and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Elsanor:
- 30.545194, -87.583595
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Elsanor
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Since Elsanor is near Escambia County and also Santa Rosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Elsanor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elsanor ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Clay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Farm Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farm Hill is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Gateswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gateswood is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
- Haven Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haven Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Josephine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Lees Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lees Ferry is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Magnolia Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Beach is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
- River Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Park is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Silverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swift is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Yelling Settlement
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yelling Settlement is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelling Settlement
How Far From Elsanor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elsanor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elsanor and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elsanor to Bay Minette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,305 miles [8,537.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elsanor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Elsanor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elsanor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5452, Longitude: -87.5836 In this case, the coordinates for Elsanor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.909 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.149 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.178 degrees. |
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